DAGOBERT PECHE
| About the artist | St. Michael im Lungau 1887 – 1923 Vienna |
| Designed by | Dagobert Peche, Vienna, around 1920 |
| Executed by | Wiener Werkstätte, model no. S 4809 – S sh 48 (AZ) 2880 |
| Marked | WIENER WERK STÄTTE (3 lines), monogrammed P with star for Dagobert Peche, 900, MADE IN AUSTRIA, WW, the symbols of Mercury (Austrian export mark), triangle (most probably American import mark); on base: 900, WW |
| Dimensions | H 14.6 cm, Ø 24 cm |
| Material | Silver, chased and hammered, bead and reel decoration, hand polished, connection between base and bowl soldered, very good original condition |
| Provenance | private collection, USA |
| Literature | A contemporary photograph is preserved in the Wiener Werkstätte photographic archives at the Austrian Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), Vienna, inv. no. WWF 96-233-6; WW archives, Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, design drawing inv. no. KI 12005-14 |
The centrepiece has been executed only once. The Model Books of the Wiener Werkstätte Archives state 11.12.1926 as the only ececution date. It seems to have been commissioned after Dagobert Peches death.
Sincere thanks to Dr. Anne-Katrin Rossberg for this information.
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